Chance ticket



Nov. 2l, 1939. A, JAcoBsTElN ET Al. 2,180,808

.CHANCE TICKET Filed May 6, 1938 /7 Suma/Wma Patented Nov. 21,1939

CHANCE TICKET Archie Jacobstein and Bessie Jacobstein,k7

Louisville,`

Application May 6, 1938, Serial No. 206,499

1 Claim.

This invention relates to certain new and use` ful improvements inchance ticket. y

The primaryobject of the invention is to provide a chance ticket ofmulti-ply construction 5 with the top ply or wall carrying a ap or tabthat is preferably die cut into the top wall before the plies aresecured together, the tab being of any appropriate design withthe uncutend thereof constituting a hinge while relatively small tongues atopposite sides of the tabl being uncut from the top wall and normallyholding the tab in closed position or inthe plane of the top wall y forconcealing a chance number or other character therebeneath.

A further object of the invention is to provide a chance ticket of theforegoing character in which bending of the ticket outwardly of thelfree end of the tab causes said free end to be raised out of the planeof the wall carrying the same and in position for ready grasping for thebreakage of side tongues connecting the tab to the top Wall, the tonguesalso being of `such size that the bending of the ticket automaticallybreaks the connecting tongues to permit opening movement of the tab andexposure of the chance number or other character concealed therebeneath.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe novel form, combination and arrangement of l parts hereinafter morefully described', shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of the chance ticket constructed inaccordance with the present invention, showing a tab `carried by the topply or Wallv of the ticket with instructions on theticket for openingthe tab;

Figure 2 is a side elevational View of the ticket showing the samepartially bent on a line outwardly of the free end of the tab toposition said free end outwardly oi the plane of the wall carryng thetab; j f

Figure 3 is a side edge elevational View, similar to Figure 2, showing afurther bending movement imparted to the ticketvwith the tab completelymoved outwardly of the plane ofthe wall carrying the same; I

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the ticket with the tab in its fullyopened position exposing a chance number or the like; l I

Figure 5 is a vertical cross sectionalview, taken on line 5-1-5 ofFigure 1; and

Figure 6 isa vertical cross-sectional View taken on line 6-'6 of Figure2.

The chance ticket may be formed ofany material desired, cardboard or thelike being preferable, and the general configuration thereof may be ofany desired shape,` the ticket being of multiply construction with atleast two plies as illustrated and. indicated by the referencecharacters Ii) and II respectively which will hereinafter be referred toas the top and bottom walls. The

top andbottom walls are adhesively or otherwise secured together, butbefore said walls are connected, the top wall I0 is provided with anormally closed p-ull tab.

The pull tab I2 that may be of any desired shape and preferably ofsubstantially oval formation in plan view, the tab I2 being preferablydie, cut on the line I3, with the end I4 of the tab I2 adjacent the endI5 of the ticket being uncut to constitute a hinge for the tab, theother end of the tab I2 being fully cut to form a pull end I6 with saidpull end I6 spaced a considerable'distance from the other end I'I of theticket,

In the cutting of the tab I2 from the walli of the ticket, spacedportions at each side thereof remain uncut to form tongues I8 fornormally retaining the tab I2 in the plane of the wall I of the ticket.

Instructions for the'use of the ticket and in the opening of the flap I2are printed on the outer face of the top wall I0 and as shown in Figurei, the words lift here together with an arrow 2B pointing toward thepull end. I6 of the tab I2 are printed on said tab. A transverselyextending 'l j dotted line 2| is printed on the top wall II) of theticket adjacent the pull end IS of the tab and the words 22 reading bendhere are printed on the top wall I0 below and adjacent said line 2l. Itis to be understood that the line 2i is not weakened, the instructionsindicating that the ticket is to be bent in the proximity of the line 2I. To open the tab I2, the ticket is transversely bent in proximity ofthe line 2I as 4shown in Fig' ure 2, to displace the pull end I6 of thetab I2 outwardly of the plane of the top wall lli of the ticket and inposition to be gripped by the `user for breakingjthe tongue connection I8 between the tab I2 and the top Wall IIJ as shown in Figure 3 ofV thedrawing. The tab I2 then being fully opened to the position shown atIza, in Figure 4 for exposing a portion 23 of the adjacent face of Ythebottom wall I I that carries a chance number 24 or other'identicationcharacterv thereon as shown in Figurev 4. It is also to be understoodthat the tongues I8 may be weakened to such an extent that the bendingof the ticket from` the position 'shownin Figure 2 to that positionshown in Figure 3 will automatically break the tongue connection betweenthe tab l2 and top wall I0 for the freeing of the tab from the top wallfor movement on its hinge connection I4.

While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment p ofthe invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changesmay be made therein Without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

We claim:

In a chance ticket, a two-ply construction comprising top and bottomwalls, a tab formed in the top Wall and having a hinged end and a pullend, tongues spaced from the pull end connecting the sides of the tab tothe top Wall for normally retaining the tab in -the plane of the 'topWall whereby the pulll end of the tab is moved out Wardly of the planeof the top Wall when said vticket is bent on a line transversely thereofadjacent and outwardly of said pull end to position the latter forgripping and breakage of the tongues for opening the tab on its hingedend to expose the adjacent upper portion of thev bottom Wall, said tabbeing of substantially oval formation With the hinge end in proximity ofone end of the ticket and the pull end terminating in proximity of thetransverse median line of the ticket to provide a nger gripping portionon the ticket opposite the hinged end of the tab.

ARCI-HE JACOBSTEIN. BESSIE JACOBSTEIN.

